Obama to Tout Jobs Push

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama intends to use Wednesday's State of the Union address to put a new focus on his jobs agenda as he tries to regain the confidence of a disheartened electorate. He will make small-business hiring the centerpiece of that message, pressing Congress to act on a slate of tax cuts that have languished for months, administration officials said Tuesday.

Mr. Obama will call for eliminating capital-gains taxes on investments in small businesses. He will redouble efforts to give small employers a...

RELATED VIDEO

AM Report: Obama Faces Skeptics

The News Hub discuss the multiple goals Obama's first state of the union needs to reach. Plus, Jeffrey Trachtenberg reports why publishers are intrigued by the Apple Tablet.